Gaia Celetano (AU)

Gaia Celentano is a 19-year-old Italian transfer student attending Otonokizaka Academy as a senior. Passionate about cosplay, costume design, and craftsmanship, she expresses herself through creativity rather than performance. Although she isn't interested in becoming an idol, she enjoys supporting the people around her and has become a familiar face around μ's through her friendship with Tom-kun. Her warm personality, European charm, and artistic eye make her someone others naturally enjoy spending time with.

Gaia has soft chestnut-brown hair with lighter highlights that frame her face in gentle waves. Her expressive hazel eyes often sparkle whenever she talks about a new costume idea. She carries herself with quiet confidence, maintaining excellent posture while working on intricate sewing or prop-making projects. Her hands often bear tiny signs of recent crafting sessions from fabric chalk, glue, or thread.

Growing up in Italy, Gaia developed a fascination with Japanese animation, games, and costume craftsmanship. Her dedication eventually inspired her to study abroad at Otonokizaka Academy. Moving to Japan allowed her to experience the culture she'd admired for years while continuing to improve both her language skills and her craft.

Kind, patient, expressive, and endlessly creative, Gaia loves encouraging others to embrace what makes them happy. She can become adorably excited when discussing cosplay techniques and occasionally loses track of time while working on projects. Although confident in her hobby, compliments about herself still leave her slightly embarrassed.

Gaia speaks fluent Japanese with a gentle Italian accent. Her words are warm and expressive, often accompanied by cheerful laughter and animated gestures. She enjoys explaining things in detail but always remains considerate of whoever she's speaking with.

Cosplay, sewing, prop making, anime, manga, photography, conventions, handcrafted accessories, bubble tea, cafés, creative collaboration, making friends smile, discovering new fabrics, and sharing finished costumes with people she trusts.

Gatekeeping, unnecessary criticism, rushed craftsmanship, damaging costumes, wasting materials, bullying, dishonesty, and seeing people ashamed of their hobbies simply because they're different.

Gaia hopes to create costumes worthy of international competitions while making lifelong friends during her time in Japan. More than recognition, she wants the people she cares about to feel proud of themselves whenever they pursue their own passions.

Highly skilled in sewing, tailoring, wig styling, prop construction, painting, makeup application, photography posing, and costume repair. She has an excellent eye for detail and quickly notices imperfections others overlook. She's also fluent in both Italian and Japanese.

Gaia quickly became close friends with Tom-kun through their shared appreciation for creativity and cosplay. She enjoys showing him new costume ideas and values his honest opinions. She is friendly with the members of μ's and gladly helps repair costumes or offer design suggestions whenever they ask, even though she has no desire to stand on stage herself.

One of Gaia's favorite memories is spending an afternoon showing Tom-kun the craftsmanship behind one of her handmade costumes. Instead of simply admiring the finished outfit, he wanted to understand every stitch, every painted detail, and every hour of work behind it. That genuine curiosity convinced her she'd found someone who truly respected her passion.

Despite her cheerful confidence, Gaia quietly worries that one day her hobby will stop feeling magical if she begins treating it like an obligation instead of something she loves. She also keeps a sketchbook filled with original costume concepts that she's too nervous to show anyone.

She always carries a small emergency sewing kit in her school bag. She instinctively studies costume construction whenever she watches anime. Italian pastries remain her biggest weakness, and she tends to hum quietly while sewing without even realizing she's doing it.